Bernard GLORION - Which Powers for the Order of Physicians ?

Pouvoirs n°89 - Le pouvoir médical - avril 1999 - p.135-144

Following several projects elaborated since 1845, the Order of Physicians was created in 1945. Its means and function are established by law. Formed of physicians chosen by their peers, the Order fulfills an administrative role, and deontological and disciplinarian responsibilities that have grown in diversity following the transformation of society and health care. Currently, the efficiency and multiplicity of therapies demanding a strict control of the quality of treatments as well as the economic problems raised by health care costs are at the center of the profession’s concerns. Acting as a conciliator between the physicians and the public authorities, the Order could, through an updating of its functions and its means, contribute to facing these challenges. Résumé

Référence électonique : Bernard GLORION, "Which Powers for the Order of Physicians ?", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°89, 1999, p.135-144. Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/Which-Powers-for-the-Order-of.html